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One of the more memorable moments in 49ers’ history was a thoroughly forgettable one for San Francisco offensive coordinator Greg Roman.
Roman, who developed a close relationship with legendary NFL coach and former Bengals owner Paul Brown growing up, …
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Sunday’s games
49ers (+2 1/2) at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Channel: 2 Channel: 40 : Niners’ first road game – and they will remain in the East before their second next week at Philadelphia. 49ERS, 16-13
N.Y. Jets (-3 1/2) at Raiders, 1:05 p.m.Channel: 5 C…
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Wondering whether to start Tom Brady and Calvin Johnson, or to bench Kerry Collins and Jason Snelling? The network bozos specialize in that kind of advice. If you’re looking for help with real starting lineup conundrums, read on.

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After one test, the script has stayed the same for the 49ers’ secondary: It’s no match for a good quarterback.
On Thursday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio acknowledged that Tony Romo was better than his defensive backfield, which allowed the Cowboys quarterback to complete 11 of 14 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown in the final 14 minutes of Dallas’ 27-24 overtime win.
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The question has been raised: Did Jim Harbaugh blow it at the end of regulation Sunday? Trailing 24-21 at the Niners’ 28-yard line, Dallas wide receiver Miles Austin was stuffed for a two-yard loss on third-and-2 with 40 seconds left. At that point, with Dallas facing fourth-and-4 at San Francisco’s 30, Harbaugh could have used […]
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The 49ers didn’t reveal Alex Smith had a concussion until yesterday when they put it on their league mandated injury report. For at least three decades, the 49ers issued an injury report after every game. That’s no longer done. The team has also been closed mouthed about other injuries including wide receiver Braylon Edwards’ knee […]
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The game that produced a well-documented broken rib also included a below-the-radar concussion. Three days after the Niners’ 27-24 overtime loss to Dallas, quarterback Alex Smith appeared on the team’s injury report Wednesday with a concussion. He was a full participant in practice. According to a team spokesman, Smith did not show signs of a […]
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In an effort to acclimate to the Eastern time zone, the 49ers will stay in Youngstown, Ohio, in between Sunday’s game in Cincinnati and their meeting at Philadelphia on Oct. 2.
On Wednesday, coach Jim Harbaugh said the move is being made, in part, in r…
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Wide receiver Braylon Edwards had a surgical procedure on his right knee this week and will be sidelined “for a little bit,” 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday.
CSN Bay Area reported that Edwards suffered a torn meniscus, which could sideline him …
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This just in from our media partners at California Watch, a non-profit investigative reporting organization based here in Northern California. Apparently, the Niners weren’t the only ones shipping supplies from Northern California to the Cincinnatti area this week. A pair of Bengals, scheduled to play the 49ers this Sunday, have been implicated in a pot shipment sent from Eureka. […]
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The Niners have gained 415 yards this season, the fewest they’ve had in back-to-back games since they managed 398 yards in the final two games of the 2007 season.
How can they improve?
Tight end Vernon Davis has some thoughts on the subject. And he shared them with coach Jim Harbaugh this week after an overtime loss to the Cowboys in which Davis said he was surprised he was asked to do so much blocking.
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Wide receiver Braylon Edwards had a procedure performed on his knee, according to 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh. ”He’s going to be out for a little bit,” Harbaugh said but did not elaborate on how long. Harbaugh said the organization is looking at possibly signing another receiver. Without Edwards, the 49ers only have four receivers on […]
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In hockey, they call it an “upper body injury” and maybe this is why. Tony Romo had a rib broken and a lung punctured by the 49ers last Sunday and now Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall says in anticipation of Washington’s game against Dallas this Sunday: “I want to get a chance to put my helmet […]
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-On the first passing down, lighter players (Smith and Brooks) went inside and McDonald and Smith went outside. -Cornerback Carlos Rogers gave up on the tackle after a completion to tight end Jason Witten in the first quarter. -Commentator Brian Billick said that Jim Harbaugh wants to move Alex Smith around more outside the pocket. […]
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(09-20) 17:05 PDT — As the football soars through the sky, often forcing him to retreat into the end zone, 49ers kick returner Ted Ginn Jr. does not contemplate the wisdom of NFL rules changes on kickoffs.
He does not fear the 11 players racing towa…
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Given the run-obsessed philosophy of the previous administration, Jim Harbaugh’s “50-50 announcement” Monday might have you feeling a bit uneasy.
If you missed it, Harbaugh made several references to establishing an offensive identity. Finally, pressed on what he wanted the 49ers to look like offensively, he said, “We want to be a running team. We want to be a throwing team. We want to be darn near 50/50.”
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(09-19) 20:45 PDT — Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett sought out 49ers running back Frank Gore after Sunday’s game.
Garrett told Gore that he must have mentioned his name 80 times during the week of preparation for the game. He also told Gore that he…
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Where have all the faithful gone? My father was a 49er faithful. He taught me the proper technique for a three-point stance before I learned how to walk. He taught me to count using the one-through-ten-hole numbers in the offensive line. He bought me a 49ers uniform in 1989—when I was three—and made sure it […]
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For whatever it’s worth, Jim Harbaugh is a humble loser, if his response to his first NFL defeat is any indication.
Given his legendary competitiveness and relationship with the media, I would have guessed Harbaugh would be a bit more, um, unpleasant in the wake of a 27-24 overtime loss to the Cowboys in which one of his decisions backfired and inspired endless second-guessing.
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What happens during halftime in an NFL locker room?
After two games, it’s a particularly relevant question for the 49ers, who don’t appear to be getting much done during their 12-minute intermission.
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(09-19) 20:47 PDT — In a mild upset Monday afternoon, Jim Harbaugh didn’t turn defensive when questioned about the 49ers’ playing defensively on offense.
In fact, dissecting Sunday’s loss against the Cowboys brought out an unusually amiable version …
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